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Chengyi Daily Department Store t/a Shop1102829235 Store
A paid-for ad on AliExpress was irresponsible for featuring a model that appeared unhealthily thin and made medicinal claims for an unlicensed product.
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Dr Rani Ltd t/a Daily Chemist
A paid-for search ad promoted asthma inhalers, which are prescription-only medicines, to the general public.
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Essential Sounds Hearing
A website for hearing aids misleadingly stated their products were invisible in the ear, did not provide a refund within the advertised thirty days and made a misleading claim about stock availability.
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Shenzhen Guangming District Kangshuo E-Commerce Firm t/a Health Support Store
A paid-for ad on AliExpress was irresponsible for featuring a model that appeared unhealthily thin and made medicinal claims for an unlicensed product.
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Nexusbird Inc t/a Motion
A paid-for Facebook ad for an AI-powered calendar made medical claims for a device that had not been registered for those claims, and discouraged essential treatment for ADHD, a condition where medical supervision should be sought.
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Bronte Ryan t/a Birmingham Aesthetics, bee_enhanced
An Instagram post by an Aesthetic clinic breached our rules by advertising a prescription-only medicine (POM) to the public.
Rulings
Our rulings are published every Wednesday and set out on the public record how, following investigation, the advertising rules apply and where we draw the line in judging whether an ad has broken the rules. We also publish a list of companies and organisations which, following receipt of a complaint, agreed to amend or withdraw their ad without the need for a formal investigation.
Rulings (6)